As a teenager, Hao Lam escaped political persecution and made his way to Canada where he realized his dream of graduating from high school at the age of 23. Hao is now the CEO & chairman of Best in Class Education Center, a supplemental education franchise having 65 locations in 13 states.
Entrepreneurial Role Models:
When business started difficulties overcame:
“a lot of the time we just didn’t know how things happen… I didn’t know even how to find a landlord and sign a lease… There was no resources for me. My family didn’t have money, I had nothing but a student loan so that was very challenging. I had to contact all of the people that I know and beg people for money”…[Listen for More]
Favourite Books:
The One Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results Book by Gary Keller and Jay PapasanFavourite Quote:
” People don’t buy what you do; they buy why you do it. And what you do simply proves what you believe” Simon Sinek
Recommended Online Resources:
- Business Insider – What You Need To Know About The World
Also mentioned
- Entrepreneurs’ Organization – The Entrepreneur Organization enables entrepreneurs to learn and grow from each other leading to greater business success and an enriched personal life
Best Advice to Other Entrepreneurs:
“follow your passion. I think passion is very important… If you find your why and then you are driven by the purpose the mission is the why and you are passionate about it you will be successful. Do not try to chase a million dollars, try to chase helping a million people”…[Listen for More]
More About Hao Lam:
Best in Class Education Center
Neil’s Quote at the Beginning:
“Don’t let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.” John R. Wooden
Other Quotes From the Chat with Hao Lam:
- “you have got to have a healthy body, have a happy family and then you can focus on business”
- “it took me such a long time to have a business coach and to have a mental. I did not have a mentor nor a business coach until probably 2013, 2014. I know today I wish I could turn back the clock and have a mentor in 1995. My business would have been 10 or a 100-fold by now”
- “we don’t know what we don’t know”
- “always hangout with like-minded people, industry groups, learn from a mentor”
- “every time I go to an event, I see someone that is very, very experienced, regardless of whether they are older or younger than me I approach them, I tell them I admire what you do can we have a coffee and reach out to you? You know what 9 out of 10 times, probably 10 out of 10 times people say yes. I have never had anybody who turned down my ask or my request”
- “mentorship is really important and I also mentor people Neil. Every time I mentor people and share what I learn from them to”
- “it’s really important for the operational side create a lot of standard operating procedures”
- “I think the secret to success is to keep learning. Learn from the books, learn from the industry, learn from the landlord and be able to take action and execute.”
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